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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease was the only one prevalent among Johnstown residents in 1889 before the flood?
(a) Measles.
(b) Scarlet Fever.
(c) Strep Throat.
(d) Chicken Pox.

2. On what do witnesses see a man and two women riding on just before dark in Chapter 6?
(a) A barn roof.
(b) A train.
(c) A boat.
(d) A house.

3. What kind of immigrants have lurid stories spread about them regarding thieving and shooting after the flood?
(a) Hungarians.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Italians.
(d) French.

4. How many passengers and porters on the Day Express died in the flood?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 22.
(d) 30.

5. What is the name of the cemetery that was found along the river which kept Civil War veterans?
(a) Mineral Point Cemetery.
(b) Sandy Vale Cemetery.
(c) Stony Creek Cemetery.
(d) Johnstown Cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following rumors was not mentioned after the flood?

2. What is the name of the distinguished lawyer who sets off in an open wagon to help evacuees in Chapter 3?

3. What height is the water that Seibert observes coming over the top of the dam near the end of Chapter 3?

4. At what height did experts say the dam could not reach if the whole town didn't want to be threatened?

5. How many of the 119 people riding debris downstream at 15 mph are saved in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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